/TdF/ Tour de France
- Home
- Board: /sp/ - Sports
- Reading: /TdF/ Tour de France
Saturday, July 16th Stage 14
Montélimar › Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux (208.5k)
Since nobody started one I gave it a shot. Flat stage with several category 4 climbs, so most likely a sprint finish.
>pinot
Ty fellow burger
flat
solid effort, op
>Chris Froome that's "blown-apart" everything
I hope there are a lot of castles along this
>boring
stage
theyre all on steroids
Why did they put this boring stage on a saturday ;_;
Froome ran over the competition Nice style
>all this hating on flat stages
why?
>>69569159
The finish is typically very exciting, to be quite honest.
>69569109
>flat
Just how I like my women.
TdF intro montage showing the Froome trio crash and him running as if they're proud of their mismanagement.
>>69569191
>>69569189
Flat stages are calm and comfy.
>>69569189
flat stages are cool at the beginning of the Tour to slowly set the mood. In the second week end it's annoying
>>69569203
unless the wind blows apart the peloton
so it's a win/win
froome crashes today
>>69569201
Well it's basically the only exciting thing that's happened so far. This has, so far, been an early 00's tier Tour.
>>69569216
nothing wrong with a day off, also there would be no reason for sprinters to stick around if all that's left after week 1 is Champs Elysée
THANKS JUAN
>>69569159
So we calmly post our best skeletons.
Learning how to make bread on the Tour. Excellent.
but what did he mean by this
G'day lads, 2agan win today? Or will it be Greipel as a birthday gift to himself?
>>69569284
shooped
>>69569290
Too flat. 2agan needs a technical finish or a slight climb to beat the pure sprinters. Gorilla should get a bday present.
>>69569083
>tfw evwn this flat stage has higher hills than can be found in my whole country
i really would like to be able to climb something during my rides ;_;
>>69569290
What about Cav? Did he drop out? His leadout train has looked incredibly strong this year.
>>69569327
>tfw live in west flanders
hold me bro
>>69569268
You're a big skeleton
Happy 52th Birthday Indurain!
why is quintana still occupying valverde's place on the team
>dead thread
>flat stage
/sp/ casuals do it again!
How do you guys keep your water fresh during summer while ridding ?
>>69569371
clean out my bottles regularly.
>>69569371
fresh?
I fill up at taps or fountains any opportunity available.
ARE ARE ARE ARE ARE
>>69569371
Did you mean: cold?
niggas pls someone post the pic of the /tdf/ sign the frenchie used on that stage
>>69569371
Double-walled,vacuum-sealed steel bottles.
I use Hydroflasks.
>>69569387
>>69569379
Kek i meant cold
>>69569371
I piss on my bottle, drink it while it's hot for maximum freshness.
>>69569413
Best thing you can do is use insulated bottles and start with some level of ice.
>this #trolldj
ok
>>69569404
gotchu, family
>>69569432
Not that one, but the one he took of the sign.
>>69569413
I never drink cold water desu, it's bad for the stomach. Usually just fill both bottles from the tap
>>69569437
Once I was about to drink water from the tap, but a arm came out and I gave up.
>>69569413
Fill up the bottle a quarter of the way and put it in the freezer. Then, when you go for a ride, fill the bottle up to the top. You have water right away and a giant ice chunk to keep it cool.
>>69569432
What happend to that anon? I was curious to see if he would post here with his sign after the stage.
>>69569443
>brazil problems
Froome has set his sights on a victory.
Sry i missed the stage Yesterday, TT is just too boring for me
Daily /OBE/ Backstage pass reminder:
Pre tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHGeb4k69AY
-Stage 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ATydbtwpf4
-Stage 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3ariGnY2v8
-Stage 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT2HdqA8d0A
-Stage 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SKbQkhgNoU
-Stage 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnsnx2fbQtQ
-Stage 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a84vky0Obsw
-Stage 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBW1yRulVpw
-Stage 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iNTLmSmm0Q
-Stage 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AshcHDVgOfs
-Stage 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH0FL-KRL8Q
-Stage 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKJyywOCfI8
-Stage 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tBULgdoLmM
-Stage 13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7tOE8C8E_4
>>69569437
Yeah but your water gets hot while risibg right ?
Leave making Tour boring to me
>>69569460
Didn't know he was Team Instinct Too
>>69569443
kek
>>69569335
I honestly have no idea what's going on with Cav.
>>69569460
>tfw so skinny you need a girl to help you draw
WE NOSTALGIA DAY NAO
>>69569469
I don't live in a desert so not really a problem. Yeah it gets a bit warm sometimes but it doesn't really bother me.
>>69569474
He's getting plenty of help from team Sly.
Based Poels!
>>69569492
lol
>>69569493
>gif
Ha!
>>69569469
That's true, but it never really bothered me.
>>69569493
THE SEIZURE JERSEY
Who /Laura/ here?
I always find myself rooting for the breakway, especially when it's made up of far-down riders. I hope they make it.
>>69569474
all the excitement has come from him and sagan
SKELETON CASTLE
appearantly Martin Elmiger loves cows
who /misses >pinot/ here?
>>69569474
The others should ride faster then
>not one precarious live railroad crossing
shit race 2bh
>>69569593
I honestly feel super bad for Pinot. Appearantly he's a mentally fragile person who doesn't enjoy riding the Tour because of the huge pressure and expectations put on him because of his undoubted talent
Poor guy, I hope he gets his head in order the next years and becomes a proper contender
>>69569474
>its the fault of the only guy who is even trying to win
yeah how dare he attack so much why isnt he glued to the backwheel of his opponent that would be so much more exciting
>>69569608
in his new contract he insisted to be allowed to ride the giro next year
So how do we fix the Tour?
- Ban team radios, apart from safety messages. Make the riders correctly time their own tactical moves.
- Ban power meters. Make the riders attack when they feel good, not when the computer says they are optimal.
- Eight-man teams. Less riders means less risk of crashes (or it just means more teams) and it's harder to cram a team full of time-triallists who can climb well to support the team leader in an endless procession.
>>69569556
That's what I miss most about Jens Voigt riding. He loved doing shit like that.
>"I came to fuck shit up"
BLACK AND YELLOW
SKETCH-E
SWITCH-E
>>69569615
Wow, didn't know that. Interesting
What does "no-drop ride" mean? I'm considering stop being a hermit and riding along a local bike shops' Sunday morning route
>>69569615
I'm pretty sure winning giro or vuelta would be really good for his career. And he could even have a decent chance at doing it since there would be much less pressure on him and best riders wouldn't be there.
Is
>Bardet
a new meme now that
>Pinot
is gone for good?
>>69569660
No drop ride means casual bullshit where they stop and regroup for the slowpokes.
>>69569660
do you mean "no-dope ride"?
>>69569613
It's not Froome, or SKY. It's literally everyone else. They aren't even bothering. SKY are too strong, too well-funded and too single-minded to be beaten by teams that have a GC rider...and a sprinter...and also compete to win other GTs and one day races over the year.
SKY exist for a single purpose: to put a British rider on the top step of the podium. Anything else is for training purposes.
>>69569478
And he always wanted to be a Snorlax.
>>69569674
I see thanks, though I presume there's a slow group and a fast group that goes ahead
>>69569660
"drop" means they drop you off the back if you're too slow. "No-drop" doesn't necessarily mean the pace will be slow, but they will always have someone stay behind with a rider that's been dropped. i.e. you never ride alone.
>>69569695
There's currently a 4-man breakaway in front of the main group, or, "peloton".
>>69569700
they state a 13-16 mph average over mildly undulating terrain, which for a high-end store I presume is pretty slow to be quite honest
go 2agan
>>69569660
>No-drop ride.
Casual Americans.
>>69569714
That's really slow for a group ride if there are no major climbs.
>>69569714
You will catch a lot of Pokemon with that pace.
I've heard there's a go slow protest today, not seen any of the stage, true?
>>69569733
They've got 60km/h headwinds, they're just being fucked by that
Averaging around 33 km/h so far, I believe.
That's a little pokey but the next few days are gonna be brutal.
>>69569615
I'm pretty sure he could have won the Giro this year
>>69569745
Apparently there's a massive headwind
>American Barista & vintage record collector in the breakaway.
>>69569742
thanks, obviously 'protest' was typical radio 5 bullshit.
>>69569714
15mph over 40 miles is about average for a no-drop shop ride. It's not that slow, you'll work up a sweat.
It's not a team training ride pace, obviously, but it's not advertising itself as such.
>>69569474
Quintana/Movistar being shit is what makes the tour 'boring'
Also, despite it being obvious Froome was going to win (how could you not with such a terrifying team as Sky?), this has not been a boring Tour at all.
>cav being good again
>/tdf/ sign
>2agan in yellow
>photofinish sprints 2 days in a row
>based Greg not just taking the lead, but surprisingly keeping it on a day everyone thought he would get fucked but instead he attacked again and came in 4th
>supersanic madman Vroom descent
>contadown to contaded
>pinot
>pinot suddenly not being greentext tier
>Dumoulin winning on one of the toughest mountainstages
>2agan again
>memewinds fucking quintana again and more unexpected memeing from Vroom
>Quintana 'attacking'
>the mother of all memes with the whole Ventoux finale
>quintana utterly btfo again in TT
I don't see how anyone couldn't see this as a greatly entertaining Tour so far.
Vastly superior to 2015, where Froome just got yellow early and kept it because Quintana didn't 'attack' until stage 21.
Vastly superior to 2014 where everyone just died early so no one could contest Nibbles
Vastly superior to 2012 and 2013 where Sky was on a even higher level of utter rape compared to opposition
when Sean repeats back what Kirby just said I want to punch his goddamn potato in
>>69569759
Those cross winds were really bad.
>tfw want to buy an Eddy Merckx bike but only have money for an Axel Merckx bike
>>69569782
This. Everyone claiming the tour has been boring hasn't actually followed the race other than checking who has the yellow every few days.
mathias frank quits with the shits
>>69569820
Hear he also said he wasn't feeling well. Welp.
>>69569782
>Vastly superior to 2014 where everyone just died early so no one could contest Nibbles
That one really was tragic. I've bet Froome every year since he went gc but 2014 I wasn't sure at all. Could have been a classic.
>>69569371
This bitch keeps the water fresh
>>69569782
>because Quintana didn't 'attack' until stage 21.
You're probably havin' a lend but it was 19 or something wasn't it
stage 21 is the champers and he did get a LOT of time on the last 2 mountain stages
>>69569782
The only thing that you listed that is related to anything remotely entertaining is Sagan.
Otherwise, you're listing memes that make /tdf/ fun.
This Tour has been shit.
Green jersey competition has been ceded to Sagan because Cav, Kittel and Greipel only care about stage wins.
Polka dot jersey is literally what tier/
Yellow jersey competition was over as soon as Froome decided to stop mucking about and take the jersey.
I like watching the TdF because even coming in last place in Paris is still hell of impressive. It's a huge accomplishment just to finish it, regardless of how close you are to the podium.
Avoid the catalog unless you like scat porn.
>>69569839
Looks like it'll go well with your BTWIN bike
>french asphalt quality
>>69569858
I know were I'm heading now.
>>69569847
froome downhill wasn't exciting?
crosswinds, then froome/sagan wasn't exciting?
>>69569868
>swiss
>>69569858
cat porn you say? FUCK YES
>12-hour bike courier shift yesterday
>8-hour bike courier shift today
>90°F+ and 80%+ humidity
lads
>>69569872
An exciting moment does not make an exciting race.
Froome's madman descent was neat, but pointless, since no one can make an attack stick and Nairo would lose two minutes in the ITT anyway.
>>69569882
>F
Too lazy to turn that into C but will take it it was hot. Hope you're not one of these bike couriers that jumps lights and traffic because fatigue and dehydration will make dangerous shit like that even worse.
>>69569896
>who wears the yellow to Pars is all that matters
Americans
Would you support the TTT being brought back in 2017 under the form of a tandem bike race /TdF/?
>>69569907
90°F isn't HUGELY hot on its own (>straya) but with that humidity it would be fucking unbearable
>>69569907
I was dozing like a mad cunt late last night because I was mentally withdrawn, I was hitting fast curves two feet or less between me and pedestrians crossing a few times to be an asshole
>>69569919
If you actually want to see people racing tandems they do that shit in track cycling still
>>69569918
>Finns talking about cycling
Shouldn't you be in /f1/ or a suicide prevention thread?
See, I can play the flag game too.
I'm glad your favorite rider is winning, but this is an Armstrong-tier tour so far. Sorry, m8.
How does a nigga get an acestream?
thank you black leadout man
>>69569979
reported to anti-hatespeech police
>>69569782
I agree
Tours since 2010 power ranking:
2011
2010
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
How does a nigga get an acestream?
>>69569979
>>69570045
wtf is an acestream
>>69570050
An Acestream
>>69569979
>>69569991
Try spamming this thread and see if one magically appears.
That bird was going to town on that snake.
How does a nigga get an acestream?
So now that it turns out the Sky team director barged in on the judges meeting after the 12th stage I guess this tour is all a sham.
I like Froome but there is nothing he can do, including plainly being the best, that will remove the asterisk if he wins this year.
>Dem 90 degree corners
All those wind shifts must be a bitch.
>>69570014
2012 was goat
where is this photo of Alaphillippe catching air yesteday?
>>69570111
Really? Where did you read this?
Saw a kid possibly tuned into a quadriplegic today at my local footy
I was totally fine at the time but after getting home & thinking about it Im kinda rattled tbqh, it wasn't nice to see. Strange feeling. Hopefully the flat stage can produce some memes to take my mind off it :\
>>69570129
It's in this thread.
>>69570129
in this very thread.
>>69569284
>>69570117
if you like Wiggins destroying everything on extremely long TTs. not really my idea of fun
>>69570142
>>69570144
Holy shit how did he not get rekt completely? Those rocks look jagged
>>69570111
If you snub Sky you're snubbing one of the richest and most prominent teams in cycling. The judges are only making decisions based on viewership, ratings, money, etc.
>>69570135
>possibly
Just tell yourself hell be fine and then try and forget about it.
Didn't even realize he crashed yesterday
>>69570111
;^)
>>69569882
>F
Please refrain from speaking nigger when talking to humans.
>>69570132
Reports on the broadcast, apparently the decision was made with all teams present, but it's only known fact the Sky boss barged in and none of the other team bosses who were asked said they were there...
>>69570170
Has been in surgery for a long time. He didnt move for a very long time & said he couldn't feel anything below his neck. I doubt he'll be ifne
>>69570155
French rocks aren't very tough.
>>69570184
Has it been explained why froome was not disqualified for running sans bike?
>>69570163
So you're telling me this entire race is just a marketing exercise designed to sell me bikes?
I don't believe you.
Change of subject: do you think I should buy a set of TRP 878 brakes? Sure, they're 500 dollars, but they do weigh about 30g less than my Super Record brakes.
>>69570188
That's a bummer. Hope he turns out alright.
>>69570204
the spirit of the tour:
rules are rules, except when they're guidelines and, ah, fuck it.
>>69570204
You only have to cross the line with a bike, it's not illegal to move off of the bike.
>let's DQ every rider who takes a piss stop
>>69570204
>The French explaining anything
Only in a parallel universe, anon.
>>69570188
Shit. Well, you have to try and deal with it because you don't want ptsd. I saw an old lady get run over by a bus a few weeks ago, ripped part of her scalp off and the ambulance took forever to come.
It was on a loop in my brain but it only lasted a couple of days. Try not to think about it.
Maybe I'm just dead inside.
>>69570205
Yeah dude, go for it. I'm not entirely certain what those are, but do what makes you happy.
>>69570228
It is actually illegal to make progress on a stage without your bike, if it's broke you gotta carry it.
It's a bullshit rule and that one they were right to waive desu but that doesn't make the entire thing right.
>>69570205
>being this much of a weight weenie
Do you have a spreadsheet of every single component on your bike and how much it weighs, and how much an upgrade would cost and save?
Because if not, you'd better get to making one.
>>69570204
I think the pansy judges knew they couldn't dq Froome, so they probably chalked it up to post-crash stupidity/adrenaline. Or they like memes.
>>69570246
Thanks, Im sure ill be fine, probably wont even bother me tomorrow. Just had a really strange feeling all day. Not enjoying it.
>>69570227
Oh, bit like sprinters magically not being disqualified on mountain stages because they group together, essentially daring the judges to throw them all out (which they know they would never do). Got it. Sort of.
>>69570255
spreadsheet? No, that's for beginners. I have a relational database. For any given atmospheric condition I can find the optimal set up that minimizes both weight and aerodynamic drag.
Who /Froome x Sagan/ here?
>>69570298
I put flame stickers on my bike so it goes faster.
>>69569268
That feel when someone uses your OC
>>69570318
>not painting it blue so it's cooler during hot days
>>69570298
I'm picturing you weighing 280 pounds, if only for the absurdity
>>69570314
I'd pay to see a wheelie competition.
>>69570328
>Went full autist
>Spent like 20 minutes making this
>Havnt seen it posted once
:^(
>>69570314
/Sagan x Ag2r x BMC/
>>69570318
Do make sure the logo on the bike has aerodynamic typography.
>>69570346
>messi
>>69570135
dude, was that at the WAFL? East Perth?
>>69570368
Yep
>>69570347
>she's riding a Giant bike
>I wonder if she Felt anything
brb, I'm going to kill myself
>>69570337
That's 127,006.00g thank you very much.
>>69570346
Aw, it was worth it though.
>>69570184
you listened to the broadcast and managed to misunderstand it 100%
i'm guessing deliberately.
>>69570408
>British damage control
>>69570204
same reason they didn't punish quintana for hanging on that motorcycle
>>69570111
>Implying you as a team boss wouldn't do the same.
It's called being assertive.
>That fucking retard running with his camera on a stick
>>69570401
you're a big guy
>>69570424
Filtering GB is necessary for an enjoyable tdf. As I'm sure filtering US was necessary in the lance years.
>>69570250
[citation needed]
>>69570470
/sp/ didn't exist during the Lance years.
The shitposting would have been unbelievable, though.
>>69570440
Which was?
Sagan is such a qt.
>>69570346
I saved it if that helps. It will be seen again one day.
No doubt >we will all be sitting here greentexting pinot and posting old memes in five years time.
>Quintana not DSQ for holding onto a the mavic moto at the front of the field
>Froome was thrown out of a Giro (2008?) for doing the same thing when he was off the back
Skelly's ghostwritten book actually is pretty revealing on this fuck-ups like that, it was all a big misunderstanding about him trying to DNF and the moto actually offered a ride. the Quitana thing is a lot more clear cut, tho I suppose an officials' car was right there and they saw the whole thing.
>>69570496
why is this so true
why am I so gay for sagan
>>69570502
Quintana said he was holding onto the moto because it had just hit him and he was holding it at arm's length.
There has been a crash in the back of the peloton.
>>69570523
>it had just hit him and he was holding it at arm's length
>>69570517
>why am I so gay for sagan
Because he always cums second
>>69570523
well he wouldn't say anything self-incriminating, of course. some rider was DSQ either last year or 2014 for taking a short (<250m) ride in a team car while they were deciding on going home, they just forgot but rules are rules
>>69570575
ah, found it
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/rider-kicked-off-tour-de-france-for-hitching-a-lift-in-another-teams-car-183239
>>69570474
The UCI rule only says you can finish the stage on foot as long as you're carrying your bike with you.
ALL DAY & ALL NIGHT
>>69570491
back to lb
>you now remember team discovery channel
>>69570619
Thought as much
>>69570643
romo>contador>hincapie>levi
what a disgusting first 4
>still scat and porn threads on the front page
are the mods ded?
>mfw tomorrows stage
>>69570643
they also wear black and blue. Composed primarily of hybrid TT/climbers. Time is a flat circle.
anyone up for some rock climbing?
>>69570667
Liv is A CUTE
>>69570523
Quintana is a Nigger of the worst kind
>>69570675
What a world, what a world
>>69570541
>tfw someone posts even more of your OC
Feels good man
>>69570710
That's awful
>>69569759
the peloton was just too mainstream.
>>69570681
Did this happen today?
Did he break every bone in his body?
How was your ride today lads?
ALAARM
>>69570710
fucking kek. Has anyone done a splice-up of Chariots of Fire yet?
>>69570774
Damn you. I'll probably just bike around my hilly neighborhood.
>>69570774
>turks
>>69570774
Humid as hell.
Is having a whole bunch of spacers above your stem stylish in your country?
>>69570748
A few more km's and he well join the peloton again only ironically.
What went wrong?
CONFIRMED BORING TOUR IS CONFIRMED WITH CONFIRMATION OF THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY
>>69570774
>tfw no nearby mountains to climb
>>69570753
Nah it was yesterday on the time trial and has been posted at least a few times in this thread so far. They showed him receiving a bandage from the medical car a bit earlier, but other than that he appears okay.
>>69570774
Stationary, as I watched the first part of the broadcast from my hometrainer.
Losing weight and gaining energy like a motherfucker this month. One of my best purchases ever.
Can nairo still win?
>>69570813
Believing that Aru could match Froome, Contador or Nibali
why hasn't Quintana been DQ'd?
>>69570850
Maybe but not likely. Froomey too strong.
>>69570850
'no'
>>69570862
Just like with VROOME. All that happened happened after the race was neutralized. So it didn't matter. Otherwise Vroome would have been penalized for running as well.
>>69570862
Cant DQ a non-white male, that would be racist, you racist fuck.
>>69570850
The tour of Colombia, for sure.
>>69570850
If Froome gets sick or fatigued, Quintana could take back some time.
But it would have to be a mammoth long range attack a la Pantani.
>>69570862
DQ for pushing a car?
>>69570862
incredibly hectic situation, they basically just ignored the last few moments
>>69570881
so running isn't nearly as bad as towing on a moto
the running is easily chalked up to panic, towing on a moto is clearly intentional
the daily /tdf/ thread has been much more interesting than this years actual tour
I hope I can be as awkward as Carlton Kirby one day.
>>69570907
Unless the moto is going too slow because of the chaos/congestion ahead
Then what do u do. Soft pedal and track stand til u can ride full speed again?
>>69570907
If you look at the rules you cannot advance without the bike. He could have ran carrying his bike and it would have been fine. At the same time, if he was to be penalized, the time penalty would have been an light punishment for him compared to a DQ that running without the bike would usually get a rider.
>>69570347
We already know that, filthy jew.
>>69570523
>dat herpes
>>69570774
Based mio cyclo. Just bought one a week ago.
Also tfw living in the Netherlands and only getting 53m of elevation on a 80k ride.
Anyone here think Contador could have beaten Froome, or at least come close?
Froome doesn't look as strong as last year.
>>69570976
So flat, that sucks.
>>69570982
Don't think so tbqh, he really hasn't been at the top of his game this season.
>>69570982
Nope.
>>69570774
I live in Florida. It was hot and sweaty and flat. And you and captcha are taunting me with pictures of mountains.
>>69571009
>he really hasn't been at the top of his game this season.
What? He was almost as good as he was in 2014.
>>69571023
>Not using Legacy
>>69570907
It wasn't panic, he just moved to a place where the road was broader. Where the fall happenned it was narrow as fuck and there was a shitton of dumb spectators, who caused the incident in the first place. So he went somewhere with more space so that his car could intervene.
Also according to French tv pundits there is no rule against progressing without bike, even for crossing the finish line.
>>69570976
dat long scroll to the bottom of the image
>>69570890
>If Froome gets sick or fatigued
That's what we're reduced to? Hoping for a crash or disease?
>>69571048
>Also according to French tv pundits there is no rule against progressing without bike, even for crossing the finish line
Lel, nice "bicycle race."
>>69571081
I think we all know by now that the only rule is "throw money at the problem until no one cares anymore."
>>69571038
Thinking back, I can't even remember where I watched him this season. Might be right I guess.
Breakaway about to be caught just 27 kms from the end :(
Post yfw Cav wins.
>>69571076
>Hoping for a crash or disease?
No. I'm hoping he pays for his efforts like he did in 2013 and 2015. Fatigue isn't a result of illnes, but stress.
>>69571110
Is Cav even in the peloton right now? Have yet to see him filmed once.
>>69571123
He's in there. He showed up to not contest the intermediate sprint.
This commentary on eurosport has been annoying me all day. The main guy is okay but the other ones..
>uuuhhhh, uuuhhhh, uuuhhhh,
>stutter, stutter, stutter
>>69571110
I need Kittel to win again
If it has to be someone else, a surprise Groenewegen would be nice ofc
>>69571123
They've clearly been showing him with an actual train for once at the front for the past few minutes
>>69570982
I dunno m8, they're both pretty good with their beating skills.
>>69571123
>>69571110
>>69571143
Yeah, all this talk about him leaving for Rio... Do we know when that's happening? I can say that the US broadcast just mentioned him in regard to today's sprint finish so he's definitely there.
>>69571144
Why aren't you just watching Herbert and Maarten?
If you didn't know, they're on NPO 2 today cuz of Turkey
>Pinot on death's door
>>69570955
it wasn't from congestion, he was surrounded by other riders climbing at full gas while he towed
>>69571143
>>69571163
>>69571171
Might've missed him I guess. His team's pulling now so he might be there.
>Pinot missing olympics
>>69571081
Clearly, doing away with the bike gives an unfair advantage. I wonder why most of them still bother with that shitty contraption anyway.
>>69571189
Wat?
>>69571183
Why aren't you watching José and Michel? You should if you actually want some good information about pro cycling.
>>69571206
he who's not busy being born is busy dying
>>69571206
Severe viral bronchitis
https://mobile.twitter.com/assekevin/status/753720450551836673/video/1
you can see in the video the moto towing was clearly intentional cheating
>>69571220
Well fuck.
>>69571210
"Deze mens kan hard trappen, dat weten we ondertussen."
versus
"Dit mannetje kan heel, heel hard fietsen. Maar dat wisten we al."
wat een nuance
>>69571190
Oh, then he should be dq'd
Let's start a petition
An online petition
>>69571223
kek, that mongoloid polack was running quite fast desu
>>69571241
ENHANCE
>>69571234
>trapping
>fisting
What the hell is the Dutch race coverage like?
>Pinot out for Olympic Games
>pinot
Captcha : Truck
>>69571210
Herbert en Maarten zijn top comfy
Herbert met kasteeltjes en banter
Maarten die zich opwindt en mooie uitspraken heeft
Plus ik kan minder goed verstaan wat die Belgen zeggen in hun rappe taaltje als ik het slechts op de achtergrond heb staan
>>69571223
don't trigger the goatfags, it's ok when colombians do it
>>69571223
>Dat polishfag still running behind everyone like an asshole even after the road cleared.
Jesus fuck, he deserved to be kicked in the nuts with cycling shoes.
>guy with a helmet without holes
AERO?
>>69571268
EROTIC
>>69570976
I am from the Netherlands as well so I know that feel, although I live in the center so I do get some hills. And yes the Mio is great, love it for navigation, nice big screen. Here I use it on descents to see if the corner coming up can be taken flat out or I need to brake, works great.
>>69571023
pic related is just for you
>>69571268
>trapping
pedaling
>fietsen
cycling
we do have commercial breaks with nude tits on the hour
>>69571192
How has Cav won so many stages of the TdF but he's only won a single Monument?
>>69571297
fuck
>>69571297
>pic related is just for you
Thanks m8. I'm gonna print this out and staple it to the wall in front of my exercise bike.
>>69571309
cos how does a sprinter win a monument?
>>69571303
>we do have commercial breaks with nude tits on the hour
Cycling and tits. Such envy for you Nederlanders
>>69571331
Degenkolb, Cancellara, Sagan, Boonen etc
They've all won Classics. They're all sprinters.
why arent these flarefags arrested?
>>69571309
Because the tour is broken.
>>69571309
Monuments are for puncheurs and rouleurs
>>69571370
Amigo...
>>69571309
Because that's all he focuses on: 200m following a leadout train after a long, flat stage with no real attacks.
Classics have constant attacking and require real racecraft, not just a 200m burst.
>>69570774
Cold and flat and fuck I'm sore and unfit :/
>>69571372
What's the crime?
I would like to see other fans take care of them though.
Could Sky hold off team Discovery Channel?
>memendale
>>69571411
EPO vs AICAR?
I'd still go with EPO.
>>69571286
He was a lot worse from the front angle, believe it.
It's time for fans or police to start hooking every runner.
>>69571370
Those guys are all strong guys tho. Cav has his small aero frame as his main advantage.
>>69571370
all more or less allround riders?
and cancellara is mister TT
milano-san remo is the only out and out sprinting monument anyway, right
>>69571370
mate, none of them are sprinters.
there is one monument for sprinters. it is known as the sprinter's monument.
>>69571411
2013 Sky vs Discovery would be a sight to behold.
I'll give the advantage to Sky.
>>69571426
well buzzword'd
>>69571309
>>69571403
Your answer.
>>69571347
how many helicopters are there?
>>69571433
And an unbelievably strong leadout.
When he doesn't have that leadout he's a shit.
>>69571411
2012 Sky could
>>69571197
kek
Based Jeremy Roy calling out the wanker carrying the toddler into their path.
>>69571452
Thanks.
But in reality there's no comparison. The F1 cars of 20 years ago can't be compared to the cars of today, neither can the cyclists of different eras be compared.
They all cheat, but they all cheat differently.
>>69571470
Wiggins wasn't that strong. A strong climber and a more balanced route would've ruined him.
>>69571447
I'd like to see 2012 Sky train, Wiggo and Froome.
Tour de New Zealand would be pretty sweet. Comfiest landscapes imaginable.
>>69571496
The Balkans would be pretty comfy were it not for the landmines.
>>69571426
What are the side effects of aicar? I know EPO was fuckin scary.
>>69571411
I give the orica greenEdge to Sky.
>>69571495
>Two spooky men.
>>69571506
Bolivia would make a great week long race. The altitude would kill half the riders, but still, it would be entertainin
>>69571439
>milano-san remo is the only out and out sprinting monument anyway, right
why isn't paris-tours a monument?
>>69571506
is explosion a athlete?
>>69571492
True, but they still had Froome (who was the strongest rider that year as well to be fair, several times iirc he had to wait a bit so he could lead Wiggins, who was ahead purely due to TT) and Porte
So you have Wiggins as extra plus to 2013 Sky.
>>69571517
obscene cost. AICAR comes with tremendous weight loss but preserves muscle mass. So far there haven't been enough tests to discern long-term harm, though.
>>69571491
he's right tho, Cav would be thoroughly useless in a team like Tinkoff or Astana
>>69571539
exactly, as he was when he was with Sky, riding without a decent train.
>yes well er yes yes well er
Seaaaaaan
>>69571523
The Death road stage would be very intense.
>>69571466
He did pip a win in this tour where he actually had to race for it. Honestly the first sprint I can remember being impressed by from him.
>schlecked
>>69571554
This kills Froome.
>>69571426
Russians are taking something called GW1516 which is insane anyone even puts it in their bodies because it never progressed past testing in labs on rats because it gave all the rats multiple types of cancers and tumors growing on many different organs.
I don't even know how someone would get it as pharmaceuticals don't make it. Many riders in colombia/brazil have been popped for using it too.
Why is Phil liggett such a piece of shit?
>>69571562
Which stage was that? The one where he cut directly in front of another guy's line?
>>69571539
>>69571549
He's not got a 'great' train and has won three stages. At least one of them he had no leadout at all, he jumped from wheel to wheel.
>there are people itt who dont rate cavendish
I dont like him but c'mon you have to respect his record
>>69571411
EPO guys were completely different mutants.
Armstrongs FTP was over 7w/kg up ventoux. Froomes Ventoux was 5.8w/kg
contemporary riders would be completely crushed by guys in the mid to late 90s.
>>69571587
liggett was never good
>>69571571
Pinot and Kruiswijk would die in spectacular fashion.
>>69571523
Only a week? Three weeks! Bolivia can since mountains and altiplains higher than 3.000 metres above sea level and pains with 600 metres and relatively close between them.
>>69569083
>schleck
Are they even relevant anymore?
>bro handshake as they get caught
gets me errytime
>>69571614
It wasn't over 7. It was closer to 6.5.
Only Pantani and Riis have come close to 7w/kg. 2015 Quintana could keep up with Lance on the Alp
>That qt bro handshake.
D'awwwww
>>69571571
You can't kill what is already dead.
HERE
E
R
E
WE
E
GO
O
LADS
A
D
S
>so strong headwind omgomg
>leaves on the trees are barely moving
?
CAN'T BLOCK THE COQ
>Skittle train getting up to steam
>>69571659
wtf are you on about?
>>69571604
Some of us don't rate sprint babbies who do literally nothing else. Just a preference.
Etixx looking good
CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAV
maybe
why is green so comfy
well that was anticlimactic
at least they used the overhead heli shot for once
CAV
>cavwinslol
>3agan
>>69571659
Gotta make an excuse when the manx missile get btfo by greiplel.
>3agan
CAV
A
V
>>69571692
he blocked the shit out of kittel
>CAAAAAVVV
>THAT MAD KITTEL
>>69571674
>I don't rate someone who can output 2kW of power
fucken front view
thought it was fairly close, but nah
>3agan
>>69571603
Case in point.
>3AGAN
>>69571705
every time. he does that snappy little jerk right in front of the guy he just passed. it wasn't even necessary this time.
>>69571705
nah, he had already cleared kittel's front wheel
>acestream eurosport feed is still at 2km
nice delay senpai
MANX
I
S
S
I
L
I
E
lads, i just turned it on with 650m to go, did i miss anything, or was it just a shit flat one?
any comfy?
>Degenkolb up in it again
nice to see desu
maybe even 4agan
How can they change green jersey so TRUE sprinters like Cav get it not shitty jack of all trade master of none (2agan) don't win it.
>>69571648
Ferrari said Lance regularly did over 7w/kg in 45 minute tests
Completely different rider
average speeds are lower now than they were in the mid 90s through early 00s even with shorter stages and the peloton going hard from the start like they do now
>>69571736
boring shit tßh
>>69571736
There was a spooky palace, mostly just farmland.
>>69571723
yes
I didn't see much of a train there.
A man will never throw you onto the bonnet of his car and massage your legs.
>Kittel
>>69571745
fuck off, jersey
Will he do it?
sagan still impressive honestly
>>69571707
Not about rating, more about finding them boring and a distraction from stage races.
>cavcheat
>>69571745
they already tried that but Nagan is just too strong
>NASCAR
where are the podiums ree
>3agan
>>69571745
That's not the point of the points competition.
The stage winners like Cav already have a prize of their own: the stage wins.
Points guys are the ones are consistently at the sharp end of the peloton and grab intermediate sprints as well. That requires more tactics.
>>69571755
>spooky palace
pics or it didn't happen
>>69571648
>2015 Quintana could keep up with Lance on the Alp
not even close.
The fastest time up Alpe D'Huez is held by Pantani and Armstrongs fastest time is one second slower.
>Judges still haven't given him the win
>Mfw DQ'd and 2agan gets his second again
>>69571745
Make the stage win money smaller or drastically increase the amount of price money on the green jersey. The sprinters don't even care about the points competition and Sagan wins it always because he's pretty much the only one that even tries.
>>69571748
Ferrari can go fuck himself. Lance never put out 7 in a stage. Go read the thread on cycling news.
Manx wins.
>>69571767
>71767 ▶
>File: IMG_20160716_174618.jpg (65 KB, 540x474)
>Will he do it?
He probably only needs 2/3 more years really. I reckon he will.
>tomorrow
HIGH TEST
RULE BRITANNIA
BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES
>instantly cut off coverage to show nascar again
what a boring day
>>69571767
Yeah why not.
>>69571745
It's the points classification, not a sprinter jersey. It's working as intended.
>>69571803
>descent before the finish
REEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>69571808
>Turn left
I will never understand that sport.
>>69571784
I was embarrassed by quality of stream so I didn't cap it :/
Apparently this guy was stoked about dying and constructed this huge palace to house his body
>>69571767
It's insane how Merckx holds the tdf stage wins record still in addition to all his many other wins
>>69571803
HNNNNGGGG
>>69571767
Cav's 31 years old. Sure, he can crank out a couple more meme wins and Britfans can claim Cav is as good as Eddy.
>>69571785
Not to mention the multiple attacks they used to launch that you could never see now.
>>69571754
>>69571755
thanks for confirming lads. watched it all week, fancied a day off
10/10 ASO for putting a flat layover stage on a weekend though
>>69571767
Yes, probably next year
>>69571803
>no mountain finish
disappointing
>>69571803
Why even have a sprint point on a stage like this?
>be NBC
>already showing nasshit on CNBC
>show it on NBCSN as well
will burgerland ever get a not terrible broadcasting network?
>>69571792
>go read the thread on cycling news
The eternal Anglo nefariously foils the dreams of the true Aryan once more
>>69571792
>thread on cycling news
lel
>what's up with the funny hat?
>>69571803
Nairo to take bottle off astana and win the tour
DQ incoming
>>69571843
See >>69571783
Racecraft. It also makes the stage a little more interesting since you have riders who look for something earlier in the stage.
>>69571840
huh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHZh3XzH4io
>>69571831
makes sense that more tour overalls = more stage wins, especially in that era
remember that Lance was up there too until he got erased
>>69571826
Well, if you just watched a flat stage in the tour, you understand the sport completely.
>>69571740
Indeed. Been waiting for his return!
>>69571837
>Britfans can claim Cav is as good as Eddy
nope, no brit bike fan would say that without being laughed out of the room.
>>69571770
Came too far from behind.
>>69571896
That or they'd claim it was "j-j-just banter".
GERMANY ON SUICIDE WATCH
>>69571831
Riders were much less specialized back then, change in tactics/team setup is the only way Cav has wins like he does
very different racing back then and Cav is no way comparable to GOAT Merckx
Fucking crazy how much that guy raced, they used to truly make their living on race winnings back then so he'd race all year instead of targeting a few select races like they do these days
>>69571878
Read it again, I'm agreeing with you. There is no fucking way that anybody now could compete with the dope era. The big multiple attacks don't happen now.
>>69571831
he's lucky he won so many time trials
>>69571803
Froome dies on final decent?
Savour it, guys. There won't be another like Cav for a generation or two.
>>69571938
Yeah xdddddd upboated
>>69571843
So that Pe1er can ensure his green jersey even more.
>>69571938
depends on doubles
>"I think he's just frustrated I've won 4 and he hasn't"
WHEW LADS
>>69571926
I'm watching it now
racing was awesome in EPO days
>>69571912
Nobody has ever seriously said it, you just made it up.
>>69571803
Why no mountain top finish? Unless someone cracks, all the GC contenders will bunch up on the run up to the finish.
>>69571887
Yes I meant it more as a wider achievement, in that he holds the most career tdf stage wins and he managed to do it while also racking up GC's, KOM's, Points jerseys, and 28 classic wins to boot
Every time you look at goats in cycling you see nobody even comes close to merckx's career achievements
>>69571941
you mean there won't be another rider with no real competition for most of his career?
Ewan and Gaviria are coming up too, but they will be taking wins off each other
>>69571968
people clamoured for descent finishes because froome can't descend
people are morons
>>69571992
literally no on ever wanted descent finishes
>>69571976
To be fair, cycling back then was more like women's cycling now. The best riders were the best riders on all parcours.
dirtbag but complete physiological freak
this guy was crushing pros in triathlon when he as 16 years old
>>69572007
okay
>>69572028
>triathlon
It's always those fucking triathletes
>>69572015
Specialization is boring.
Long live Sagan.
>>69572028
who
>>69572015
True. Now you sometimes wonder why breakaways even bother
>>69571958
My fav is this armstrong maniac attack after he came down in 2003
His face goes red, grey, white, but he just keeps going like an enraged bull, lel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmvqIT-Xlug
So Sagan has one the Green Jersey?
>>69571985
McClay, Groenewegen, Ewan, Gaviria will be the next Cav, Griepel, Kittel and 2agan.
>>69572109
>American education system
>>69572072
armstrong
Cavendish is such a faggot. It's all good to win sprints because of other attributes other than raw power, but Cavendish's methods always seem to weaselly followed by dangerous positioning to shut down other riders. He's almost as bad as Bouhani.
that little Manx lad is pretty amazing
Did they give the manx missile another child today?
merckxckscsx was bretty good he'd probably be top 15 in this day and age
>>69572437
he grows stronger with every gifted child
>>69572661
He probably sucks the stem cells straight out of them.
>>69572437
How long can he get away with this for??
>>69572916
until he starts lifting cars probably
who /just-got-back-from-post-Tour-stage-ride-with-dad-and-grampa/ here?
>>69573281
you I guess
Official GOAT cyclist list
1 cav
2 Armstrong
3 eddie meme
4 froome
5 indurain
>>69573281
Just me by myself, but yeah.
>>69572015
>The best riders were the best riders on all parcours.
that's not true. There was less specialization, in particular in sprints, but other than that to say Ocana wasn't primarily a climber or Anquetil primarily a TT specialist is just wrong.
>>69571968
Predictions for next stage:
1. Breathtaking Alpine scenery
2. Liggett has a stroke during the broadcast, no one notices.
3. Movistar will use up all of their support riders in the first half of the stage.
4. Nairo half-asses one or two attacks against no less than four Sky riders, including Froome, and then sits on Froome's wheel the rest of the stage.
Predictions for next stage:
1. Incessant American shitposting
>>69571496
It would be pretty dull, really. Just a load of fields and the occasional "town" consisting of a dozen shacks.
>>69573484
And now my damn ride won't sync with the polar flow crap, so I might as well have stayed home. Bother.
>>69573693
Polar flow?
>>69573558
Coming from an Australian, I consider that a compliment.
>>69573720
It's Polar's service/program you use to sync your rides off your bike computer (and then from there to Strava). It's not always the most stable, unfortunately.
>>69573778
That sounds neat, like Instagramming food, but a bike ride.
if you're a rider and took the long side of the round-a-bout then you're beta as fuck and deserve to lose
![large[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Inp63fZ.jpg "large[1]")
![PROFIL[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/NoHc8QL.png "PROFIL[1]")
